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January 30, 2012

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  • Page 1 ’ ANUAL Version 1.25 January 30, 2012...
  • Page 2 All trademarks are the property of their respective holders. Disclaimer No license is granted, implied or otherwise, under any patent or patent rights of VIA Technologies. VIA Technologies makes no warranties, implied or otherwise, in regard to this document and to the products described in this document.
  • Page 3 AFETY NSTRUCTIONS Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up. Always unplug the power cord before inserting any add-on card or module. Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly 110/220V before connecting the equipment to the power inlet. Place the power cord in such a way that people cannot step on it.
  • Page 4 ACKAGE HECK vmpc vm7700 system unit x 1 Driver CD x 1 Power Adapter x 1 Power Cord x 1 Wall-Mount Kit x 1 MIS-D screw x 4 Wireless Antenna x 1 (optional)

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    ABLE OF ONTENTS vm7700 Specifications ....................1 Installation..........................3 Opening the Chassis ....................3 Installing Memory......................5 Installing the Hard Drive ...................6 Installing the VESA Mount Kit.................8 Installing the Wall Mount Kit ..................9 Installing the WLAN Module................11 vm7700 BIOS SETUP ......................13 Main Menu........................

  • Page 6: Vm7700 Specifications

    vm7700 User’s Manual 7700 S PECIFICATIONS Processor • ® ® VIA C7 1.0 GHz / C7 -M ULV 1.6 GHz NanoBGA2 processor Chipset • VIA CX700M advanced all-in-one system processor System Memory • Supports one 200-pin DDRII SODIMM (up to 1GB) Graphics •...
  • Page 7 vm7700 User’s Manual Operating Environment • 0°C ~ 45°C • 0% ~ 90% relative humidity (non-condensing) Power Supply • DC input: 100~240Vac auto-range • AC output: 12V/5A System Monitoring and Management • Wake-on LAN, Keyboard Power-on, Timer Power-on, Watch Dog Timer •...

  • Page 8: Installation

    vm7700 User’s Manual NSTALLATION Opening the Chassis Step 1 Unscrew the four inner screws labeled as ○ on the sides of the chassis and lift off the logo plate.
  • Page 9 vm7700 User’s Manual Step 2 With the logo plate removed, two screws labeled as ○ in the diagram below should now be visible. Unscrew the screws labeled as ○ on the top plate and ○ on the sides of the chassis.

  • Page 10: Installing Memory

    vm7700 User’s Manual Installing Memory Step 1 Align the notch on the SODIMM with the memory slot. Step 2 Insert the SODIMM at a 45 degree angle. Then push the SODIMM down until it snaps into the locking mechanism. Note: Due to certain hardware limitations, DDR2 SDRAM modules organized as 8 banks of 128 MB are not supported.

  • Page 11: Installing The Hard Drive

    vm7700 User’s Manual Installing the Hard Drive Step 1 Attach the two mounting brackets to the 2.5 inch hard disk.
  • Page 12 vm7700 User’s Manual Step 2 Align the mounting brackets over the chassis mounting points and fasten the brackets in place as indicated by the green arrows below. Step 3 Attach one end of the hard disk data cable to the hard disk. Attach the other end to the hard disk connector on the mainboard as indicated by the red arrow above.

  • Page 13: Installing The Vesa Mount Kit

    vm7700 User’s Manual Installing the VESA Mount Kit Step 1 With the rubber feet resting on the back of the monitor, insert VESA MIS-D mounting screws into the four holes as indicated by the four red arrows. Note: The vm7700 can only be mounted on VESA MIS-D 100 compatible monitors.

  • Page 14: Installing The Wall Mount Kit

    vm7700 User’s Manual Installing the Wall Mount Kit Step 1 Remove the rubber feet on the bottom. Step 2 Align the wall mount brackets over the exposed screw holes.
  • Page 15 vm7700 User’s Manual Step 3 Attach the rubber feet back onto the system to secure the mounting brackets. Step 4 With the rubber feet resting on the wall, insert appropriate screws into the wall.

  • Page 16: Installing The Wlan Module

    vm7700 User’s Manual Installing the WLAN Module Step 1 Align the WLAN module over the mounting hole and secure it with two screws as shown.
  • Page 17 vm7700 User’s Manual Step 2 Attach the antenna cable to the WLAN module. Step 3 Attach one end of the USB cable to the IO board and the other end to the WLAN module. Important! Before closing the vmpc, ensure that the FFC cables connecting the mainboard to the IO board are fully attached.

  • Page 18: Vm7700 Bios Setup

    vm7700 User’s Manual 7700 BIOS SETUP Main Menu Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to set basic system configurations. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set the advanced features available on your system. Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to set chipset specific features and optimize system performance.
  • Page 19 vm7700 User’s Manual PC Health Status This menu shows the PC health status. Frequency/Voltage Control Use this menu to set the system frequency and voltage control. BIOS Setup Load Fail-Safe Defaults Use this menu option to load the BIOS default settings for minimal and stable system operations.

  • Page 20: Standard Cmos Features

    vm7700 User’s Manual Standard CMOS Features Date The date format is [Day, Month Date Year] Time The time format is [Hour : Minute : Second] Halt On Sets the system’s response to specific boot errors. Below is a table that details the possible settings.

  • Page 21: Ide Drives

    vm7700 User’s Manual IDE Drives The specifications of your drive must match with the drive table. The hard disk will not work properly if you enter incorrect information in this category. Select “Auto” whenever possible. If you select “Manual”, make sure the information is from your hard disk vendor or system manufacturer.

  • Page 22: Advanced Bios Features

    vm7700 User’s Manual Advanced BIOS Features Virus Warning This item is used to enable or disable the VIRUS warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. Setting Description Enabled Turns on hard disk boot sector virus protection Disabled Turns off hard disk boot sector virus protection CPU L1 &...
  • Page 23 vm7700 User’s Manual First/Second/Third Boot Device Set the boot device sequence as BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system. Setting Description Floppy Boot from Floppy drive LS120 Boot from LS-120 drive Hard Disk Boot from the HDD CD-ROM Boot from CD-ROM ZIP100 Boot from ATAPI ZIP drive USB-FDD...
  • Page 24 vm7700 User’s Manual Security Option Selects whether the password is required every time the System boots, or only when you enter Setup. Setting Description Setup Password prompt appears only when end users try to run BIOS Setup System Password prompt appears every time when the computer is powered on and when end users try to run BIOS Setup MPS Version Control for OS...

  • Page 25: Cpu Features

    vm7700 User’s Manual CPU Features Deplay Prior to Thermal Settings: [4 Min, 8 Min, 16 Min, 32 Min] Thermal Management This item sets CPU’s thermal control rule to protect CPU from overheat. Setting Description Thermal Monitor On-die throtting Thermal Monitor Ratio &...

  • Page 26: Hard Disk Boot Priority

    vm7700 User’s Manual Hard Disk Boot Priority This is for setting the priority of the hard disk boot order when the “Hard Disk” option is selected in the “[First/Second/Third] Boot Device” menu item.

  • Page 27: Advanced Chipset Features

    vm7700 User’s Manual Advanced Chipset Features Caution: The Advanced Chipset Features menu is used for optimizing the chipset functions. Do not change these settings unless you are familiar with the chipset. Memory Hole Settings: [Disabled, 15M – 16M] System BIOS Cacheable Settings: [Disabled, Enabled] Video RAM Cacheable Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]...

  • Page 28: Dram Clock/Drive Control

    vm7700 User’s Manual DRAM Clock/Drive Control DRAM Clock The chipset supports synchronous and asynchronous mode between host clock and DRAM clock frequency. Settings: [200MHz, 266MHz, 333MHz, By SPD] DRAM Timing The value in this field depends on the memory modules installed in your system.
  • Page 29 vm7700 User’s Manual Bank Interleave This item is for setting the interleave mode of the SDRAM interface. Interleaving allows banks of SDRAM to alternate their refresh and access cycles. One bank will undergo its refresh cycle while another is being accessed.
  • Page 30 vm7700 User’s Manual Write Recovery Time (Twr) Settings: [2T, 3T, 4T, 5T] DRAM Command Rate This field is for setting how fast the memory controller sends out commands. Lower setting equals faster command rate. Settings: [2T Command, 1T Command] Note: Some memory modules may not be able to handle lower settings.

  • Page 31: Agp & P2P Bridge Control

    vm7700 User’s Manual AGP & P2P Bridge Control AGP Aperture Size This setting controls how much memory space can be allocated to AGP for video purposes. The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated to graphics memory address space. Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation.
  • Page 32 vm7700 User’s Manual AGP Fast Write This item is used to enable or disable the caching of display data for the video memory of the processor. Settings: [Enabled, Disabled] AGP Master 1 WS Write Settings: [Enabled, Disabled] AGP Master 1 WS Read Settings: [Enabled, Disabled] AGP 3.0 Calibration Cycle Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]...
  • Page 33 vm7700 User’s Manual TV_Type This setting refers to the native resolution of the display being used with the system. Settings: [NTSC, PAL, PALM, PALN, PALNC, PAL I, PAL D, NTSC-J] TV_Connector Settings: [S-Video]...

  • Page 34: Cpu & Pci Bus Control

    vm7700 User’s Manual CPU & PCI Bus Control PCI Master 0 WS Write Settings: [Enabled, Disabled] PCI Delay Transaction Settings: [Enabled, Disabled] DRDY_Timing Settings: [Slowest, Default, Optimize]...

  • Page 35: Integrated Peripherals

    vm7700 User’s Manual Integrated Peripherals This menu includes four sub-menus.

  • Page 36: Via Onchip Ide Device

    vm7700 User’s Manual VIA OnChip IDE Device IDE DMA Transfer Access Settings: [Enabled, Disabled] OnChip IDE Channel 1 The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Setting Description Enabled Activates each channel separately Disabled Deactivates IDE channels IDE Prefetch Mode Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]...
  • Page 37 vm7700 User’s Manual Secondary Master PIO Settings: [Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4] Secondary Slave PIO Settings: [Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4] Secondary Master UDMA Settings: [Auto, Disabled] Secondary Slave UDMA Settings: [Auto, Disabled] IDE HDD Block Mode This allows the hard disk controller to use the fast block mode to...

  • Page 38: Via Onchip Pci Device

    vm7700 User’s Manual VIA OnChip PCI Device Azalia HAD Controller Setting Description Auto Enables onboard controller if audio device is detected Disabled Turn off onboard controller to allow external controller...

  • Page 39: Superio Device

    vm7700 User’s Manual SuperIO Device Onboard FDC Controller Settings: [Disabled, Enabled] Onboard Serial Port Sets the base I/O port address and IRQ for the onboard serial ports A and B. Selecting “Auto” allows the BIOS to automatically determine the correct base I/O port address. Port Settings Disabled...

  • Page 40: Usb Device Setting

    vm7700 User’s Manual USB Device Setting USB 1.0 Controller Enable or disable Universal Host Controller Interface for Universal Serial Bus. Settings: [Enabled, Disabled] USB 2.0 Controller Enable or disable Enhanced Host Controller Interface for Universal Serial Bus. Settings: [Enabled, Disabled] USB Operation Mode Auto decide USB device operation mode.
  • Page 41 vm7700 User’s Manual USB Keyboard Function Enable or disable Legacy support of USB Keyboard Settings: [Enabled, Disabled] USB Mouse Function Enable or disable Legacy support of USB Mouse Settings: [Enabled, Disabled] USB Storage Function Enable or disable Legacy support of USB Mass Storage Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]...

  • Page 42: Power Management Setup

    vm7700 User’s Manual Power Management Setup ACPI Function Enables the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface) functionality. Settings: [Enabled, Disabled] Note: ACPI is a power management specification that makes hardware status information available to the operating system. ACPI enables a PC to turn its peripherals on and off for improved power management.
  • Page 43 vm7700 User’s Manual...
  • Page 44 vm7700 User’s Manual Power Management Option Settings: [User Defined, Min Saving, Max Saving] HDD Power Down Sets the length of time for a period of inactivity before powering down the hard disk. Settings: [Disabled, 1~15(minutes)] Suspend Mode Sets the length of time for a period of inactivity before entering suspend mode.
  • Page 45 vm7700 User’s Manual AC Loss Auto ReStart The field defines how the system will respond after an AC power loss during system operation. Setting Description Keeps the system in an off state until the power button is pressed Restarts the system when the power is back Former-Sts Former-Sts...

  • Page 46: Wakeup Event Detect

    vm7700 User’s Manual Wakeup Event Detect PS2KB Wakeup Select When selecting “Password”, press <Page Up> or <Page Down> to change password. The maximum number of characters is eight. “PS2MS Wakeup from S3/S4/S5” and “PS2KB Wakeup from S3/S4/S5” will be disabled while changing the password. Settings: [Hot Key, Password] PS2KB Wakeup Key Select Sets a Hot Key to restore the system from the power saving mode to an...
  • Page 47 vm7700 User’s Manual Modem Ring Resume Enables any Ring-In signals from the modem to restore the system from a suspended state to an active state. Settings: [By OS, Enabled] RTC Alarm Resume Sets a scheduled time and/or date to automatically power on the system. Settings: [Disabled, Enabled] Date (of Month) The field specifies the date for “RTC Alarm Resume”.

  • Page 48: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    vm7700 User’s Manual PnP/PCI Configurations Note: This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended to leave the default settings as is unless you are an experienced user. PNP OS Installed Setting Description BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for booting (VGA, IDE, SCSI).
  • Page 49 vm7700 User’s Manual Resource Controlled By Enables the BIOS to automatically configure all the Plug-and-Play compatible devices. Setting Description Auto(ESCD) BIOS will automatically assign IRQ, DMA and memory base address fields Manual Unlocks “IRQ Resources” for manual configuration PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Some non-standard VGA display cards may not show colors properly.

  • Page 50: Irq Resources

    vm7700 User’s Manual IRQ Resources Note: The items are adjustable only when “Resources Controlled By” is set to “Manual.” IRQ Resources list IRQ 3/4/5/7/9/10/11/12/14/15 for users to set each IRQ a type depending on the type of device using the IRQ. Setting Description PCI Device...

  • Page 51: Frequency / Voltage Control

    vm7700 User’s Manual Frequency / Voltage Control Key in a DEC number. Settings: [Min = 4, Max = 50] Auto Detect PCI Clk Settings: [Disabled, Enabled] Spread Spectrum When the mainboard's clock generator pulses, the extreme values (spikes) of the pulses creates EMI (Electromagnetic Interference). The Spread Spectrum function reduces the EMI generated by modulating the pulses so that the spikes of the pulses are reduced to flatter curves.

  • Page 52: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    vm7700 User’s Manual Load Fail-Safe Defaults This option is for restoring all the default fail-safe BIOS settings. These values are set by the mainboard manufacturer to provide a stable system with basic performance. Entering “Y” loads the default fail-safe BIOS values.

  • Page 53: Load Optimized Defaults

    vm7700 User’s Manual Load Optimized Defaults This option is for restoring all the default optimized BIOS settings. The default optimized values are set by the mainboard manufacturer to provide a stable system with optimized performance. Entering “Y” loads the default optimized BIOS values.

  • Page 54: Set Supervisor / User Password

    vm7700 User’s Manual Set Supervisor / User Password This option is for setting a password for entering BIOS Setup. When a password has been set, a password prompt will be displayed whenever BIOS Setup is run. This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration.

  • Page 55: Save & Exit Setup

    vm7700 User’s Manual Save & Exit Setup Entering “Y” saves any changes made and exits the program. Entering “N” will cancel the exit request.

  • Page 56: Exit Without Saving

    vm7700 User’s Manual Exit Without Saving Entering “Y” discards any changes made and exits the program. Entering “N” will cancel the exit request...

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